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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects Status (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I seek an update on progress on the A5 dual carriageway project from Derry to Aughnacloy. I ask the Minister to clarify the funding commitment from the Government. How much has been spent so far and what is the funding commitment going forward? As the Minister knows, in 2006, as part of the St. Andrew's Agreement, the Government agreed to co-fund this project to a significant extent, along...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects Status (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: When funding for this project was initially announced as part of the St. Andrew's Agreement in 2006, it included a commitment of £400 million from the Government towards the overall cost of the A5 project and the A8 project from Larne to Belfast. The plan at the time was that A5 dual carriageway from Derry to Aughnacloy would be completed by 2015. Unfortunately, a lot of water has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects Status (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: There has been a significant pullback on the part of the Government vis-à-visthe overall funding commitment that was made 2006. As the Minister outlined, the only funding commitment that is in place is for £75 million for phase 1 of the A5 project from Newbuildings to Strabane. That funding will be provided in three lots of £25 million. The A5 project originally covered the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Bonagee link road project in County Donegal; when the project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47794/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of new EU level proposals that will mandate the testing of cattle for TB every six months. [48282/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulatory regime regarding the sale of dosing products for animals and the points of sale to obtain such products by farmers; if there has been a recent change by which such products can only be obtained from a veterinary practice; and if he has considered the additional burden and cost this may place on farmers obtaining such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time by weeks and months it took to process new applicants when the organic farming scheme was reopened for a brief period in November 2018 for 30 days; and the number of applicants that were informed whether they were eligible to join the scheme or not in each month after November 2018, in tabular form. [48286/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date by which Ireland formally must submit its final CAP strategic plan to the EU Commission; and if there will be increased demands on his Department in relation to administrating the new delivery model and the move to performance instead of compliance based approach as set out in the European Commission CAP proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department carried out an analysis on the new green architecture as set out in the new European Commission CAP proposals published in June 2018; and his views on this architecture and the new eco scheme proposed. [48288/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if greyhounds require a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48371/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Pension Provisions (21 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 22 January 2019, if she will provide a further update in relation to the proposed changes of the pension scheme in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48398/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (20 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the OPW has carried out a recent assessment of Carndonagh courthouse, Carndonagh, County Donegal; if issues have been identified; his plans to remedy same; the timeframe involved; if the OPW will work with the Courts Service to ensure a temporary venue is made available in Carndonagh and that court sittings continue to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (20 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for ENT appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47931/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a development at a school (details supplied); the funding that will be made available; the timeline of when the works will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47496/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I seek an update on the delivery of a permanent new school building for the lower building at Moville community college. The Minister will know well that the prefabs, which are still used by 550 pupils, have been there since 2001. They very much need a new permanent school building. Some very necessary repair works were done over the summer, but we need to see the work progress to deliver...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: This is a tremendous school that provides a tremendous quality of education, which is reflected in the pupils' achievements. It has exceptionally good staff and management. However, it has been forced to live with substandard accommodation for the past 18 or 19 years of its existence. It has had a permanent upper building, which was delivered in 2005, but it has worked out of prefabs for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I know the staff, management and the team are working hard on it. I am saying to the Minister, and through him the Department of Education and Skills, that we must see this progress as quickly as possible. The patience of the staff, students, parents and management has not been rewarded in the past. It was approved in 2014, yet here we are five years later and we are not much further...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I hope there is some point in asking the Taoiseach my question. He and his Government have given several commitments with regard to the need for immediate assistance for the approximately 5,000 homeowners in Donegal who are waiting on a Government scheme to help them fix their homes, which were affected by defective blocks containing mica, but they have not followed through on those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (19 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site acquisition to accommodate a school (details supplied); the timeline of works to ensure that the school campus is completed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47497/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an increase in special education teacher, SET, hours to a school (details supplied) in view of an appeal by the school for an increase; the number of additional SET hours that will be made available; when the additional hours will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47093/19]